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J. W. CAMPBELL. PLANTER.

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Patented Sept. 25,11894.

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J. W. CAMPBELL.

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No. 526,436. Patented Sept.. 25, 1894.

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.PLANTER.

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VZW/w JAMES W; CAMPBELL, or uRsA, ILLINOIS.

PLANTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters' Patent No. 523,436, Apprenti@ nea February 19,1894. sensi No. 500,650,

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Be it known that I, JAMES W. CAMPBELL, rsa, in the county ofAdams and State of' Illinois, have invented certain new andnseful Improvements in Planters; and I do hereby declarethe following to be awfull, cleaniand' exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming' a part of ,this specification, and to theletters of reference markedlthereon. j

This inventionrelates to improvements in planters, and particularly to corni planters, although features of the invention areequally applicable to otherkinds of planters, drills, etc., as will at once appear to those skilledin the art.A y v vThe invention consists in certain novel details of construction and combinations and arrangements rof parts alles will be' nowpdescribed and pointed out particularly in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawix'rgs:l Figure 1 isa. longitudinal section through' a corn planter constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a to'p 4'plan of the same withportions broken'away to illustrate underlying parts. Figs. -3 and 4 are aside elevation anda top plan respectively of the opening dis-ks which carry the seed tubes. Figs. 5 and 6 are-views looking at opposite y sides of the seed tubes, a portion of the farther one being broken away to showthe lower feed. or valve wheel. Fig. 7 is an elevatonof a modified form of seed tube. Figs. 8 andi-@are top plans of Figs. 5 and 7 respectively. Fig. lOis a front elevation 'of one of the seed tubes. Fig. ll'isv atop plan of the covering disks.

c Likeletters of reference in the several tlgures indicate `the saine part i -:The framing of this machine may be of .any preferred style, but it is preferably similar to that described in my'Patent N o. 519,986, dated May-15, 1894,

that is to say a frame X is mounted lonl ground wheelsA andis`conneetedat the forward end bya'hnge connection-with a runner frame Y,;1the latter being 'supported bythe tongue in the usual manner vanqdgby the opening disks carried by the ad` justableframe o n'ergframe.v

`L M depending from'the run- Y The' seed boxes Gare carriedl by the runner dated september 25, 1894. (No man.)

,frame and have. the usual or, any preferred form of feedingmechanism, such as the wheels V or V', for discharging a given quantity o f seed periodically or continuously through the: bottom of the hopper and into the upper ends of s eed tubes I, the latter being-supported,

preferably pivotally, on the disk axle through the medium. of hanger bearings Z, for a purposewhich will presently appear.

The seed wheelsVare provided with bevel gears on the under side (Figs. 5 and 6) which mesh with similar gears V2 rigidly mounted ,on a transverse4 shaftF.l Hence as said shaft `is rotated,a movement is given vto the seed l wheels to secure the necessary feed, and in order'toimpart this rotary movement to the 'shaft periodically, so as to feed in check, I provide the shaft with a ratchet Wheel E having a yoke'D journaled on each side thereof and carryingat its outer end a pawl'D engaging with the teeth ofthe ratchet wheel ."'which, when Amoved' upward, locks the wheel and yoke for simultaneousmovement. The yoke D normally rests on the end of .a leverV C. pivoted at C and extended back into proximity to the axle of theground wheels where it is adapted-to be struck and depressed by a series of arms .or projections B secured in "the form'of a wheel to the said rotary axle.'

Hence as the machline'ztravels forward the lever C will be periodically operated and fwillthrough `the pawl fand ratchetl wheel rotate the transverse feed wheel shaft and seed wheel-s periodically, the intervals, relative to the movement ofthe whole machine, of course being controlled entirely by the distance apart ofthe arms B. i i

The so'il openingdisks QI, J?, in my former application are mounted on a bent axle and both stand at an vangle to the line of move-` ment of thennachine, but in the present instance only one of the-disks J stands `in this way, while the other J forms the cutter proper and stands in a plane Iparallel with the direction ofmovementl of the planter. To attain this end 'with as simple imechanis'inas Y possible, one 'end yonly of the axle Uon whichy the disks are journaledi's arranged atan angle to thedirection of movementofthe 'vehicle, while the ,otherl end `remains at right 'ree angles to the line of movement.` One diskl Thus the edges of the disks are brought to`\ is journaled on Vthestraight portion :and the`- other J is jonrnaled on the angularportion.

gether, and b y rotating the bearings U in which the axle U is rigidly mounted, the point at whichthe disks `come together may bel shifted up or down. in adj usted position a bolt T is passed through the flange and frame at one side, and a corresponding bolt passes through vthe frame on the opposite side and through a slot S in the ange,'and by loosening the latter bolt, the.,

bearing'may be shifted as described. V V

By reference to Fig. Il it will be seen that in the preferred form,'the disk J mounted on jthe straight portion of the axle is provided with a straight fiange j projecting beyond the edge of the dished central "portion and the edge of the co-operating dish-shaped disk J, contacts with or approaches it most closely at about the lbase of the flange, or at least somedistance from its edge. The disk J is thus made to perform the function ofv a colter to open the soil and in addition by being arranged inthe line of movement it prevents t all side draft.

The covering disks ar arranged in rear of the opening disks preferably in independent frames 'and reversely so 'as to draw the earth together in position to be'actedon by the' Vground wheels,l but itis obvious that the coyering disks may be Ventirely omitted if desired and any of the ordinary means employed to cover the seed, or for that matter the ground wheels alone may answer this pur-A "1.," pose especially when constructed double. or

with thev centerl portion cut away, as show n at A A', Fig. 2, with the peripheries ofthe sections beveled inward so'as yto draw 'the earth together and leave it ina light ridge over the seed previously deposited/bythe seeding mechanism. i"

The seedtubesl into whichthe seed is dropped by the operation of the feed wheels as before described, extend down between the opening disks, and vin the preferred construction are as before stated, pivotallysupported by bearings Z, secured to the axle of the disks, and they are maintained in upright position by an upwardly projecting arm -N connected by a link P. with a rigid upi rightA standard O on the main frame X. The

link connection is adjustable vertically as shown in Fig. 1. Thus the-tube is maintained in proper vertical position so as to drop in check, irrespective of slightirregularties in the surfaceof the ground, for as the angle of the two frames changes with relation to each other therelative angle of thesee'd tube is4 correspondingly varied through the medium y of the link connection.

To secure the correct checking,r of the seed it is found necessary.,to provide a valve at the bottom of the seed tubes, andI prefer to employ pocket Wheels W, Figs, 5 and 10,l for retaining the seed at the bottom of the ytubes 'i until the proper time for'discharging, andto To hold the bearings operate' these 'wheels front the: transverse shaft .F"thr.ough the Vmedium of sprocket wheels and chains. In order to prevent 1nterference with the swinging of the seed tubes,I shaft h is arranged centrally. of the tubes and provided with sprocket wheels on eachend. -A- chain H unites Ieue of these wheels` and the wheel AV2 on the transverse shaft and a chain-H' unites the other wheel and the corresponding wheelon the valve or pocket wheel shaft as will be readily underl stood by reference to Figs. v5, 6 and l0.l

In Fig. 7, thelink connection with the-seed tube is not shown and instead,"a tubular prolongation g of the hopper orseed'box is provided and the seed tube telescopes with this extension being thusv readily adjustable with the disks'but at thesame it ismaintained in an upright position bythe tube extension gf The frames in" which the disksare mounted may be adjusted .to cause*v the disks totravel deeper or'close together or far apart according- "tothe character4 of the vsoil and the kindfef seed beingy planted.' A For covering, the disks need never run' together and vmay be reversed as' shown in Figli, 1.,. el, have their (lished sides outward, thus exerting more of a d rawing action on the surface-soil without disturbing the position of the seed. v I Any arrangement for the drivers seat may be employ-edbut I prefer to secure a longitudinal frame X2 to suitable cross pieces and adjustably moun't the seat on this frame-so as roo to be capable of adjustment to front or rear .v

yto put 'the machine in proper 'balance and prevent driving the disks too deeply into the ground.

The whole planter, it will be seenvfro'mthe- IIO and p'awl carried thereby -cooperating withY t the ratchet wheel and thepivoted lever, moved by the arms and cooperating with the yoke frame to reciprocate the-same and intermittingly rotate the transverse shaft; substantially as described.

,2. -In a planter, the combination with the ground wheels', aXle and radial arms or projections carried .by and rotating with the axle, of the seed feeding mechanism, the transverse rotary I shaft for operating the same, the ratchet wheel'mounted on said shaft, the yoke frame journaled on the shaft, the .pawl car- 'ried by the yoke frame and cooperating with I the ratchet Wheel, and the centrally pivoted .v vertcallyswinging lever underlyingtheyoke frame at the forward end 'and having its rear andthe seedifeedingmechanism,

e 5 cooperating disk end in position to be struck and depressed by the armson 'the scribed.

. 3. In' a plantenthe combinatiou with the axle; substantially as de- 5 frame and 'seed'ffeedingmechanism, of the lopening `disks carried by the frame-the seed to position; substantially* as described.

4, In aipla'nter, the combination with the main frame, the runner frame hinged thereto of theopeningA disks carried by the runner frame, the

i 5 seed tubes pivotally connected Vwith the axles ofthe disks, upwardly extending arms on.y the seed tubes and connections between said arms and the main frame, whereby the tubes `are kept in-vertical positions; substantially aside- 2.o scribed.

5. In a planter, the combination with' the frame and the seed feeding mechanism, ofthe rotary opening disk journaled to rotate in the plane of movement of the machine and the gie to theaxis of the first .mentioned disk; substantially as described. 6. In` a planter, the combination with the frame and the seed feeding mechanism of the `o disk journaled on an axis to rotate in the plane of movement of the machine and the cooperating disk set atan angle thereto and h avingits` periphery in proximity to the first mentioned disk at a point in, rear of its forward edge,"

s'whereby the straight disk forms a cutting colter; substantial! y as described.

7. In a planter, thecombination with the frame and the seed feeding mechanism, of the disk having the straight or plane faced flange :a and journaled en an axisto rotatein the plane of movement of the machine and the cooperating disk set at an angle thereto; substantially as described. A

8. In a planter, the combination with the 4verse rotary having its axis set atan an frame and the seed feeding mechanism, of the disk having the straight or plane faced flange and jonrnaled on an axis to rotate in the plane of movement of the machine, and the cooperating disk set at an angle thereto and havin g' its periphery in proximity to the first mentioned disk at the inner side of the flange whereby the flange forms a colter orA cutter; substantially as described.

In av planter, the combination with the main frame, the runner. frame hinged thereto and the seed feeding mechanism, of the seed tubes down which the seed are fed pivoted at an intermediate pointto swing in the plane y,

of movement of the planter and having an upwardly extending arm, a standard on the -main frame and an adjustable connection between the standard and arm on the seed tube, whereby the tube may be maintained in vertical position; substantially as described.

10. In a frame,

planterthe combination with the seed hoppers, 4,feed wheels and transshaft for operating the feed wheels, of tubes down which the seed is fed, rotary valves'or pocket wheels in the lower ends of the tubes, and sprocket wheels and chains connecting said valve wheels and the transverse shaft and means for intermittingly rotating the, transverse shaftysubstantially as described. 1

1l. In a planter, the combination with the frame seed hopper's, feed wheels and transverserotary shaft with means for intermittin gly rotating thesame, of tubes down which the seed is fed pivoted at an inteijmediate pointLshaf ts at the pivotal points, valves or pocket wheels driven from said shafts and `sprocket wheel and chain connections between the said shafts and the transverse rotary shaft; substantially as described.

y JAMES W. CAMPBELL.

Witnesses: v

y GEO. H. WILSON,

JAMES F. CARRoTT. 

